THE SHORTAGE of face masks for frontline health-care workers could be offset by making your own at home instead of buying them online. Here's a simple pattern you can use to make your own PPE. The ...

As lockdown measures begin to ease, our thoughts are turning to how we can best protect ourselves and others as we begin to visit shops, return to work and meet friends and family. The government has ...

Simple rubber band fix can modify surgical mask seal to N-95 respirators, reports a new study. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and when maximum protection is needed against air-born infections, the ...

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and when maximum protection is needed against air-born infections, the N95 respirator has remained the gold standard of personal protective equipment. However, it is ...

Researchers at the Maxplank Institute of Chemistry in Germany said on May 20, 2021, 'Even with a simple surgical mask, the spread of the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) is sufficiently prevented in most ...

A simple modification to a surgical mask using rubber bands can improve its protective seal against particle exposure to the level of an N95 respirator, a study suggests. Throughout the COVID-19 ...